Going back to the previous posts referring to surprising encounters with models.....(lets not have any misunderstandings here what sort of models)....
they fly a lot of models off the Edgehill ridge at Sunrising hill (which ought to be called Sunsetting IMHO).
We do a lot of gliding by winch and aerotow at Shenington, weather permitting. I was pulling up a K13 glider, my friend Jane was P1 in the glider with a trial lesson in the front; I was flying a 150 Supercub with climb prop; rather good performance. Nevertheless it always pays when towing a glider to use what rising air is available to enhance the climb. So I turned right to fly along the hill, by now at about 400 feet.
Noticed a glider soaring the hill, standard class type (15 meter wingspan) a fair distance down the hill, coming my way. WAIT A MINUTE! THAT IS NOT A GLIDER, ITS A FLIPPIN MODEL! And it was quite near us, heading directly at us, so I took immediate evasive action, turning hard left. Jane wondered why on earth did the tug swerve so abruptly, but she hung on. Meanwhile, the pilot of the model, who was of course standing on the hill watching me heading for his pride and joy with a combination, suffered considerable anguish. As was made manifest because he didn't know WHAT to do, the model was all over the place. Fortunately the rest of our flight was uneventful, and back on the ground later, Jane said she never saw the model at all. Usually they stay down at a sensible height above the terraine, the pilots don't like to lose them. It's the hang gliders soaring the hill that you might encounter at any height on a good day.
Last edited by mary meagher; 1st August 2012 at 21:15.